In addition to the four Atalanta players called up by their respective National Teams to partake in the World Cup in Qatar (namely, de Roon, Koopmeiners, Mæhle and Pašalić), three more black-and-blue players will dispute international commitments with their National sides within the following days.

As a run-down on Giorgio SCALVINI’s performance yesterday, he played the full 90 minutes of the friendly match held in Tirana against Albania and won 3-1 by the Azzurri. The next stop is Wien, the city hosting Italy’s following friendly match, where the Azzurri will take on Austria next  Sunday 20 November.

Worth noting how Mario PAŠALIĆ featured in the starting XI (subbed off at minute 65) of the run-in match preliminary to the start of the World Cup won 1-0 by Croatia against Saudi Arabia held yesterday in Riyad.

Today it’s all about Ademola LOOKMAN, as Nigeria will be playing Portugal in the friendly match scheduled for today in Lisbon, while Matteo RUGGERI, shortlisted by Italy’s U-21 side, will take on “Die Mannschaft” in a friendly match in Ancona on Saturday.